espresso-chat

A real-time chat application built with MERN stack, TypeScript, and Socket.io.

Project Structure

• client/ - React frontend (Vite + TypeScript)
• server/ - Express backend (Node + TypeScript + Socket.io)
• shared/ - Shared types and constants

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Development

Run both client and server:

npm run dev

Or run separately:

npm run dev:client  # Frontend only
npm run dev:server  # Backend only

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the server/ directory:

PORT=5000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/chat-app
NODE_ENV=development

Team

Built by 12o-clockCommit aka [pink-fairy-armadillos]

chat-app/
├── client/
├── server/
├── shared/
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── README.md